Jerry Lewis

A woman doing comedy doesn't offend me, but sets me back a bit. I, as a viewer, have trouble with it. I think of her as a producing machine that brings babies in the world.

American Comedian

Rush Limbaugh

It's impossible to go through life not offending people. All you have to do is basically have an opinion on anything, and you're gonna offend people.

American Entertainer

Wayne Dyer

What comes out when life squeezes you? When someone hurts or offends you? If anger, pain and fear come out of you, it's because that's what's inside.

American Psychologist

Franklin Graham

I've never really been one to try to be politically correct. I just feel truth is truth, and sometimes I probably offend some people.

American Clergyman

Alice Walker

Once you feel loved by the universe, you're already accepted, and you're not really concerned about offending people.

American Author

Mark Twain

When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.

American Writer

Nick Cave

Everything that's said against me offends me, whether it's true or not.

Australian Musician

Jerome Corsi

I apologize if anybody was offended by anything I said.

Courtney Love

Being offended is part of being in the real world.

American Musician

Perez Hilton

I'm like Madonna, I'm not afraid to offend.

American Journalist

Using 'offend' implies a personal emotional reaction, rather than a general disapproval or disagreement.

Emotional Impact

'Offend' often relates to cultural or personal values being disregarded or mocked.

Cultural Sensitivity

When referring to laws, 'offend' suggests a breach or violation that has legal consequences.

Legal Context

Using 'offend' in a legal context formalizes the action, indicating it's taken seriously by authorities.

Authority and Formality

'Offend' can imply a stronger and more immediate reaction than just being bothered or irritated.

Intensity of Reaction

When someone is 'offended,' it may involve a judgment of right or wrong, extending beyond personal taste.

Moral Judgment

Using 'offend' in a religious context shows that sacred values or beliefs have been disrespected.

Religious Respect

Even in secular societies, 'offend' is used for actions against what is held sacred or revered.

Secular Sensitivity

 It's that they have violated the very definition of leadership. They have violated this deep-seated social contract. We know that they allowed their people to be sacrificed so they could protect their own interests, or worse, they sacrificed their people to protect their own interests. This is what so offends us, not the numbers. Would anybody be offended if we gave

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 because people love to get offended, and I don't want to get canceled?" These are the thoughts that enter my mind when I'm supposed to be reading a script, trying to be an artist. And I'm not here to tell you that technology is the enemy of creativity. I don't think that. I think tech is just a tool. It has the potential to foster unprecedented human creativity.

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 So, you know don't offend us on that Iran, yes, uh, don't it's very important to be there on that day if that raid happened, and I was not there and Then I come out a week later Bears have destroyed the whole area I'm gonna lose local growers are actually doing so, you know nothing than that data

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 And now I would like to ask you to formally help us, because we cannot do this alone. We are men. We're going to mess up. We're going to say the wrong thing. We're going to be tone-deaf. We're more than likely, probably, going to offend you. But don't lose hope. We're only here because of you,

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 and that's actually going to help you learn how to be better conversationalists. Learn to have a conversation without wasting your time, without getting bored, and, please God, without offending anybody. We've all had really great conversations. We've had them before. We know what it's like.

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 But then an annoying whine interrupts the peace, getting closer, and closer, and closer. Until...whack! You dispatch the offending mosquito, and calm is restored. How did you detect that noise from afar and target its maker with such precision?

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 children sometimes didn't go to school and they struggled even to put food on the table in our discussion I asked if they had cell phones right away I could tell they were deeply offended by my question one farmer stepped forward took a phone

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 reorientation has to take place anybody who is offended by sexually explicit language please cover their ears now and I will raise my hand where you can uncover them so I have no problem responding as I have regularly

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 expectations of getting David with a few gorillas and the background and then to suddenly find he was surrounded by gorillas with with youngsters sort of offending all him and sticking their

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 Like, they are hugely offended by the notion that an individual can have the same wealth as, say, a billion or more of the world's poorest people. If they examine sort of --